The entire ruling establishment of UPA badly miscalculated the gathering public anger day by day over growing corruption with them . The mishandling of Anna Hazare peaceful protest and fast against corruption rampant at every level of government department by UPA has also shown that it has no strong political leadership to take political decision when required urgently. The position it changed dramatically between the period and Anna's arrest in the morning and release in the evening under intense public pressure with epicentre in Delhi has exposed its directionlessness and headlessness.
Famous Gandhian and social activist Anna Hazare’s peaceful protest and fast against corruption and for bringing Jan Lokpal Bill in Parliament as he and his team wishes to curb growing corruption have undoubtedly become the symbol of hope and aspiration of the people of the nation. Anna and his team of civil society have drafted Jan Lokpal Bill.The Government has drafted Lokpal Bill, which was introduced in Parliament and lying before the Standing Committee.
There is major difference between Anna’s Jan Lokpal Bill and Govt’s Bill. Anna’s Bill is more effective to curb the rampant corruption from top to bottom than the Jan Lokpal drafted by the government. Team Anna has never challenged the supremacy of Parliament and the government must not hide behind Parliament.
First of all, Anna Hazare’s fast unto death protests in April at Jantarmantar in Delhi forced the Manmohan Singh-led UPA government to think of Lokpal, which was hanging in balance for the last 42 years, and they started to draft it and introduced in the first week of monsoon session of Parliament as promised to Anna Hazare and his team at the time of ending protset and fast.
As Government drafted bill was vehemently opposed and criticised by Team Anna because of its ineffectiveness in checking corruption , Hazare prepared for peaceful protest and fast unto death from August 16 as promised to the people. Manmohan Singh Government and Congress party completely failed to see the writing on the wall and tried its best to defame Anna Hazare by using power to repress the constitutionally and democratically guaranteed right to every citizen of non-violent protests. As the UPA lacks complete political farsight, Delhi police arrested Anna Hazare from his home before starting fast unto death against corruption in apprehension of breaking down law and order. When the need was to take political decision, government took help of law and order. It is its absolute failure and its endeavour to hide behind Delhi police aggravated the anger of already disenchanted people with growing corruption and that brought the entire country out spontaneously on the streets in support of Anna Hazare protest against corruption.
Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh need not tell that Parliament is the sole body to frame laws as every citizen knows it, notwithstanding the law makers. Hazare has never challenged the supremacy of Parliament. If the people in whom soveignty resides supports Anna Hazare, what problem has the government in introducing Jan Lokpal bill drafted by Team Anna. Parliament is supreme, so the decision has to be taken by it about Anna's Jan Lokpal Bill. So, still there is enough time for Prime Minister Singh to undergo penance for lack of political insight by fresh channels of talks with Anna Hazare to root out corruption in the best possible constitutional and democratic way. UPA Government did right by waiving all conditions and kneeling down before Anna Hazare to respect the mass movement.
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